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The Rhinos are 0-7-2 all-time against Orlando City, the defending USL PRO champion that has dominated the league much the same way Rochester did in the late 1990s.

But Orlando is moving up to Major League Soccer next year, so Sunday's 4:05 p.m. matchup at Sahlen's Stadium may be the Rhinos' last chance to tame the Lions. The historical significance of all that is secondary to Rochester coach Bob Lilley and his players. They need a win to help their pursuit of a USL playoff spot.

"We want to show we can beat top teams. Every game is critical. We have only eight left," Lilley said. "Orlando is very talented. They don't have letdowns. They find a way no matter what."

Orlando is 14-0-4. The fifth-place Rhinos are 7-7-6, but just 2-4-1 in their last seven matches.

The Rhinos lost their season opener 3-1 at Orlando and they tied 1-1 on May 10 in Rochester. In the May matchup, Tyler Rosenlund's goal gave the Rhinos the lead and Rochester held the mighty Lions without a shot in the first 45 minutes. But Brad Rusin tied it in the 64th minute bad Orlando was more dangerous in the second half.

The Rhinos will be without forward Alex Dixon (ankle sprain) for a second straight match. Top scorer JC Banks also is out. He suffered a concussion late in last week's 1-0 loss at home to Wilmington and was fine much of the week, Lilley said, until taking a ball off his head Saturday in practice.

Lilley wasn't happy with the loss to Wilmington, a match in which Rochester had two goals called back and failed to convert a breakaway. It gave up the goal in the 77th minute on a breakaway when center back Kyle Hoffer got beat. Goalie Luis Soffner made the initial save but Wilmington converted the rebound.

"I'm concerned about scoring. We created good chances against Dallas and good chances against Wilmington," said Lilley, whose team ranks second in the USL in goals allowed. "But my bigger concern in watching the tape is we're getting sloppy defensively. That's a bigger issue."